Sydney may be in danger of forgetting the victims of Boxing Day's tsunami, but not so staff and parents at Tara Anglican School where students’ Christian commitment is driving them to get creative for a good cause.

The North Parramatta school is holding a variety concert on Wednesday June 15, with proceeds going to the Archbishop of Sydney's Overseas Relief and Aid Fund (ORAF) for its tsunami relief in South Asia.

The concert is being organised by chaplain Denise Nicholson (pictured on left) a keen jazz singer who is also in charge of the school's fundraising.

Parents, staff and teachers will present classical and jazz musical items.

Fellow chaplain Barry McGrath (pictured on right) says the aim with fundraising "is to give the kids a world focus' so the students learn to have a concern for people beyond their own suburb.

The approach is "indicative of our ministry,' Mr McGrath says, who has adopted a philosophy of involving as many staff and students as possible to share the gospel.

Head girl Claire Nicholson (pictured in centre) is an example to her fellow Tara girls who are being lead into maturity in Christ.

"[Tara] is a school which challenges the Christian students to stand up for their faith and encourages and enables them to do that," she says.

Recently five teachers spoke about their faith at a chapel service and at school's Easter service for kindergarten to Year 12, three Year 12 students gave their testimony.

"We constantly call students to respond to Christ, in chapel and in Christian Studies classes especially," Mr McGrath says.

"We have a marvellous opportunity to reach girls and their families from different cultural and religious backgrounds who may never enter the door of a church."

Read an interview with Tara chaplain Barry McGrath in the June 2005 edition of Southern Cross.

To donate to the Archbishop's Overseas Relief and Aid Fund visit the ORAF website.

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